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Stephenlearner Posted 14 years ago
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Blue shadows descended over the land

Hi,

Can you look at this sentence and help to explain what the words in bold mean?

The sun was disappearing behind the forest to the west, and as the purple twilight and blue shadows descended over the land, the castle walls turned golden with the refracted light.

1) What shadows are they? Are they shadows of the trees ? Why are they blue? Are they shadows of the clouds?
2) What does "descended over the land" mean? Does it say the shadows descended under the land? So how can one see the shadows?

Thanks.
Regards
Stephen
  

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1) What shadows are they? Are they shadows of the trees ? Yes Why are they blue?

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  • 1) What shadows are they?
  • Are they shadows of the trees ?
  • Yes Why are they blue?
  • THe Impressionists were very observant artists.
  • They noticed that shadows were seldom black, but a color related to the color of the sunlight and the object casting the shadow.
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1) What shadows are they? Are they shadows of the trees ? Yes Why are they blue? THe Impressionists were very observant artists. They noticed that shadows were seldom black, but a color related to the color of the sunlight and the object casting the shadow.
Are they shadows of the clouds? No.
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Thank you very much.
Now I understand.
I thought "over" means under, so I was confused.
Thanks again.
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